2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse & 2013 Mitsubishi Ou

HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK !

JOIN US AS WE TAKE SEASON 33 TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL WITH THE BUGATTI VEYRON.

PAT GOSS HAS TIPS TO ENSURE HAPPIER TWO WHEELIN'.

ROGER MECCA REVIEWS HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CARS AT THE VOLO AUTO MUSEUM.

AND NEW FROM MITSUBISHI, WE'LL HAVE OUR REVIEW OF THEIR 7-SEAT OUTLANDER.

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John Davis: WHILE WE'VE GOTTEN OUR HANDS ON QUITE A FEW EXOTIC CARS OVER THE YEARS; FERRARIS, LAMBOS, MCLARENS; IT'S QUITE A LIST.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ONE THAT SEEMED TO GET AWAY.

WELL, NO LONGER.

WE'VE FINALLY NABBED A BUGATTI VEYRON.

AND WHILE DRIVING A CAR WITH 1,200-HORSEPOWER MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AN INSANE PROPOSITION, WE'D BE CRAZY IF WE DIDN'T GO FOR IT!

THE 2013 BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT VITESSE MAY HAVE ONE OF THE CAR WORLD'S LONGEST NAMES EVER, BUT WITH THAT PROLONGED NOMENCLATURE, YOU'LL ALSO GET A CAR THAT IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE FASTEST PRODUCTION ROADSTER OF OUR TIME.

SO, WHERE TO BEGIN?

WELL, I GUESS WE SHOULD START WITH THE ONE THING THAT MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE, AN 8.0-LITER W16 ENGINE UNDER THE COWL.

1,200-HORSEPOWER IS MORE THAN A VAST MAJORITY OF RACECARS AND PLENTY OF JUICE TO GET YOU GOING IN A HURRY.

THE 1,106 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE HEADING TO ALL FOUR WHEELS HELPS AS WELL.

AND AS VICIOUS AS THE ENGINE SOUNDS UNDER ACCELERATION, IT SOUNDS EVEN COOLER WHEN YOU LIFT, AS YOU GET A NICE HOWL FROM THE TURBOS AS THEY CALM DOWN AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT EASY ON THEM.

THE VITESSE HAS 199-MORE HORSEPOWER THAN YOUR GARDEN VARIETY VEYRON GRAND SPORT, AND THE INCREASE COMES MAINLY FROM LARGER TURBOS; 4 OF THEM, SPINNING UP OVER 20 PSI OF BOOST, WEAVING EXHAUST GAS INTO MAGIC.

EVEN WITH EXTENSIVE USE OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS, THE VEYRON STILL WEIGHS IN AT 4,387-POUNDS, BUT SOMEHOW IT FEELS MORE LIKE A BOXSTER THAN A BENTLEY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT.

10-SECOND QUARTER MILES IN A STREET CAR IS PRETTY INSANE, AND OUR BRIEF TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL DIDN'T ALLOW FOR US TO HIT THE TRACK FOR INSTRUMENTED RUNS TO CONFIRM THAT CLAIM, OR ITS 0 TO 60 OF JUST 2.6-SECONDS, BUT WE DID LAY DOWN A FEW HARD LAUNCHES TO GET A TASTE AND FOUND IT TO BE INCREDIBLY SUREFOOTED, EVEN ON WET PAVEMENT, THANKS TO THE HELP OF THE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM.

TRANSMISSION IS A 7-SPEED DUAL CLUTCH DSG THAT'S BEEN BEEFED UP TO HANDLE THE SERIOUS MUSCLE OF THE W16.

DISAPPOINTINGLY, OR MAYBE THANKFULLY -- DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT -- WE DIDN'T EVEN SNIFF THE LIMITS OF THE VEYRON ON OUR OUTING...WE SIMPLY RAN OUT OF ROAD.

THAT'S BECAUSE TOP SPEED IS 255 MILES-PER-HOUR, AT WHICH YOU'LL GO THROUGH TIRES, AS WELL AS A FULL TANK OF FUEL IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

OR MAYBE IN THIS CASE, GREAT RESPONSIVENESS, AS NO MATTER THE SPEED, DRIVING THE VEYRON IS A VERY SURREAL EXPERIENCE WITH IMMEDIATE REACTION TO YOUR EVERY INPUT.

AND SINCE MOST DRIVERS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH A BIT OF UNDERSTEER, BUGATTI ENGINEERS DIALED JUST A LITTLE IN.

THE SUSPENSION OFFERS 3-MODES OF RIDE HEIGHT: STANDARD, HANDLING, AND TOP SPEED.

IN ADDITN TO THE ADDED POWER, VITESSE MODELS GET SOME EXTERIOR MODS.

THERE ARE BIG SCOOPS ON THE ENGINE COVER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AIR, AND THE FRONT END DONS LARGER OPENINGS FOR COOLING DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS.

OUR CAR'S BLUE-TINTED CLEAR COAT CARBON FIBER AND BLUE PAINT JOB WOULDN'T EXACTLY BE OUR COLOR COMBO OF CHOICE, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'LL BLEND IN REGARDLESS OF THE PIGMENT THAT'S BEEN APPLIED.

THERE ARE AERO ENHANCEMENTS GALORE, WITH SOME ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED AT SPEED; AND BEHIND THE 20-INCH WHEELS ARE 15-INCH BRAKE ROTORS, THE SIZE OF STANDARD WHEELS ON MANY CARS JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS CAR, THE INTERIOR IS OUT OF THIS WORLD, AND ONLY PROVIDES SEATING FOR TWO.

BUT YOU AND THAT LUCKY, POSSIBLY FRIGHTENED PASSENGER WILL GET TO ENJOY PLENTY OF LUXURY FEATURES.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS CAR IS ALL ABOUT; AND ALL OF THE VISIBLE CARBON FIBER, ALUMINUM, AND EVEN MAGNESIUM ARE VISUAL REINFORCEMENTS THAT THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THIS MACHINE IS MAXIMUM VELOCITY.

THE GRAND SPORT VITESSE ALSO HAS EXCLUSIVE TRIM WORK THAT PUTS IT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE GRAND SPORT, AND THAT INCLUDES UNIQUE SEATS.

BUGATTI IS ALSO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE VITESSE GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS OF 8-CITY, 15-HIGHWAY, AND 10-COMBINED, ARE THE SAME AS THE LESS POWERFUL GRAND SPORT.

AS FOR PRICING, THIS VEYRON WILL SET YOU BACK A COOL $2.5 MILLION.

NO WE'RE NOT KIDDING.

AND SINCE BUGATTIS ARE BUILT TO ORDER, YOUR PRICE MAY VARY, PROVIDING YOU CAN EVEN FIGURE OUT WHERE TO BUY ONE, AS LIKE MANY DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO MAKE A PURCHASE.

WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY, REALLY.

THE 2013 BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT VITESSE TRULY IS THE ULTIMATE SUPERCAR, WITH A PRICE TAG TO MATCH.

DRIVING ONE IS THE RAREST OF RARE EXPERIENCES, AND BRIEFLY HAD US CONTEMPLATING WHAT CRIMES WE COULD GET AWAY WITH IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY CASH TO BUY ONE.

AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS WHAT DRIVING A VEYRON WILL DO TO YOU.

AT MOTORWEEK, WE LOVE THE WORLD OF MOVIES AND TELEVISION!

AND WHEN YOU COMBINE IT WITH CARS, WELL, IT'S BOUND TO BE A GREAT SHOW.

WHILE WE FOCUS OUR CAMERAS ON CELEBRITIES OF THE WHEELED VARIETY, WE CAN BE AS STAR STRUCK AS ANYBODY.

CARS IN HOLLYWOOD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A NATURAL FIT, AND OUR ROGER MECCA HAS FOUND A SHOWCASE THAT KEEPS THOSE TINSEL TOWN ICONS FOREVER IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Roger: FROM KNIGHT RIDER TO THE TRANSFORMERS, THE CARS OF FILM AND TV HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF BOTH GEAR HEADS AND MOVIE-BUFFS ALIKE.

SO IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT A COLLECTION OF THIS HOLLYWOOD HORSEPOWER WOULD BE A HUGE DRAW FOR FANS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.

BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD, OR EVEN NEW YORK, TO FIND MORE THAN 80 OF THE MOST ICONIC CARS FROM TV AND FILM.

INSTEAD, HEAD ABOUT 90 MINUTES TO THE WEST OF CHICAGO, TO THE VOLO AUTO MUSEUM HERE IN VOLO, ILLINOIS.

IN FACT, THE MUSEUM HAS BECOME SO WELL KNOWN, THAT WHEN STUDIOS WRAP A PRODUCTION, VOLO IS THE PLACE THEY CALL, KNOWING FULL WELL THIS IS THE PREMIER DESTINATION FOR RETIRED CAR-STARS.

BUT THIS REPUTATION WASN'T BORN OVERNIGHT.

IN FACT, THEY NEEDED THE HELP OF A CERTAIN CAPED-CRUSADER FOR PEOPLE TO START TAKING NOTICE.

Brian Grams: WE WERE APPROACHED BY GEORGE BARRIS.

GEORGE BARRIS IS THE ORIGINAL BUILDER OF THE ORIGINAL TV SERIES BATMOBILE.

AND THAT WAS OUR FIRST HOLLYWOOD CAR.

IT PROVED TO BE A FAVORITE OF THE PUBLIC, IT WAS DRAWING A LOT OF ATTENTION AND BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE MUSEUM.

SO THEN WE STARTED EXPANDING FROM THERE.

Roger: AND EXPAND THEY DID!

SOON, THE GENERAL LEE, MICHAEL KNIGHT'S KITT, THE MUNSTER MOBILE, AND MANY MORE BECAME PART OF THE COLLECTION, AND FINDING THE CARS BECAME EASIER AND EASIER.

TO KEEP VISITORS EXCITED, THE MUSEUM'S OWNERS CONSTANTLY TURN OVER THE PIECES, MAKING SURE VISITORS RETURN TO SEE WHAT'S NEW.

BUT IT'S THE FIRST-TIME VISITORS THAT ARE LEFT WITH THE BIGGEST IMPRESSION.

Ethan Schaffner: WE HAD JUST HAD A SLEEPOVER, SO WE WERE JUST LIKE, YEAH, I GUESS WE COULD DO THAT.

AND THEN WE GOT HERE AND IT'S LIKE, WHOA, THAT'S SO AMAZING!

Josh Puce: A LOT OF LIKE OLD STUFF, AND USUALLY YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY.

IT WAS REALLY COOL.

Roger: MANY OF THE MOVIE CARS HAVE A VERY UNIQUE STORY BEHIND THEM.

CASE IN POINT, GREASE LIGHTENING!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL CAR FROM THE MOVIE.

BUT WHEN THE MUSEUM OWNERS ACTUALLY TRACKED IT DOWN, IT WASN'T IN WHAT YOU WOULD CALL...SHOWROOM CONDITION.

Brian: I WAS AT A BODY SHOP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE IT WAS THE ACTUAL CAR.

THE GUY WAS HIRED TO RESTORE IT BY A COLLECTOR FROM NEW YORK AND THE COLLECTOR PASSED AWAY.

SO, HE WASN'T GETTING PAID TO RESTORE IT ANYMORE, HE SHOVED IT OUTSIDE AND THERE IT SAT FOR -- IT WAS ABOUT THREE, FOUR YEARS IT SAT OUTSIDE.

Roger: ANOTHER TINSEL-TOWN ICON LEFT FOR DEAD IN THE DESERT IS THE FERRARI DAYTONA FROM MIAMI VICE.

Brian: AND THE LEATHER INTERIOR JUST SHRUNK.

IT LOOKED LIKE A SHRUNKEN HEAD.

THE SEATS WERE SO SMALL JUST FROM SITTING OUT THERE IN THE ELEMENTS.

YOU KNOW, GETTING RAINED ON AND THE SUN BEATING IT.

Roger: IN THEIR OWN WAY, THESE HIGH-REVVING PIECES OF MEMORABILIA ARE JUST AS FAMOUS AS THE LEGGED STARS THAT DROVE THEM.

AND WITH FAME COME FANS FROM FAR AND WIDE, EACH WITH A PERSONAL FAVORITE.

Arnie Hertzel: DEFINITELY THE BAT MOBILE.

GREASE LIGHTNING IS PRETTY PHENOMENAL.

THE MUNSTERS IS A REALLY GREAT SET-UP TOO.

DUKES OF HAZZARD, KITT, HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WITH THOSE.

THOSE ARE GREAT!

Joe Robertson: THE DUKES OF HAZZARD.

IT'S JUST MY ERA WHEN I GREW UP.

Eugeny Kosino: MY FAVORITE CAR FROM MOVIE, RETURN TO FUTURE.

Roger: THIS IS ONE OF THE ASTON MARTINS THAT WAS USED IN THE JAMES BOND FILM DIE ANOTHER DAY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DRIVES PERFECTLY WELL.

WHICH SHOWS YOU THAT MOST OF THE CARS HERE AT THE VOLO AUTO MUSEUM GO JUST AS WELL AS THEY SHOW.

Brian: THE ELEANOR MUSTANG, THAT'S A BIG BLOCK FOUR SPEED.

I MEAN, THAT THING REALLY ROCKS.

THE BLACK BEAUTY WE HAVE.

I ACTUALLY DROVE THAT TO A FEW CAR SHOWS OVER THE SUMMER, TOOK IT OUT AND DROVE IT.

Roger: AND AS MORE AND MORE CARS ARE DRIVEN FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF HOLLYWOOD TO THE QUIET TOWN OF VOLO, THE FANS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW.

BUT ONE THING'S FOR CERTAIN, THESE MOVIE MASTERPIECES CERTAINLY AGE BETTER THAN THE STARS WHO SAT BEHIND THE WHEEL!

John: ON A NICE WEEKEND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND OUR PAT GOSS FORSAKING FOUR WHEELS FOR TWO.

SO HERE HE IS WITH TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR TWO WHEELIN' TIME TROUBLE FREE.

Pat: NO MATTER WHAT YOU RIDE OR DRIVE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE VARIOUS PARTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT THAT NEED SPECIAL CARE.

YOU LOOK AT THIS MOTORCYCLE AND WE HAVE A WINDSHIELD THAT'S MADE OUT OF ONE TYPE OF PLASTIC.

WE HAVE A PAINTED SURFACE, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PLASTIC, WE HAVE RUBBER, HAVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

AND THEY ALL REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE.

AND HERE TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS IS LYNDON ABEL, GENERAL MANAGER OF PATRIOT HARLEY-DAVIDSON IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.

LYNDON, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.

Lyndon: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

Pat: ALRIGHT, GOT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.

GIVE US SOME POINTERS.

Lyndon: ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE WINDSHIELD THAT YOU MENTIONED IS A REALLY BIG ONE.

WHILE GLASS CLEANER AND SOME NEWSPRINT MIGHT WORK GREAT ON YOUR CAR'S GLASS WINDSHIELD, IT'S GOING TO BE A TERRIBLE THING FOR YOUR MOTORCYCLE'S LEXAN OR PLEXIGLAS WINDSHIELD.

IT WILL QUICKLY COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, HAZE, AND A FOGGY WINDSHIELD, AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.

WHAT YOU WANT TO USE IS A PRODUCT THAT'S DESIGNED FOR LEXAN OR PLEXIGLAS, AND A GOOD QUALITY MICRO-FIBER CLOTH.

LEAVE THAT NEWSPRINT FOR YOUR GLASS.

ALSO, RAIN-X IS ANOTHER THING THAT CAN REALLY DEGRADE THAT SURFACE.

IT MAY WORK GREAT ON GLASS, BUT IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PLEXIGLAS, AND AGAIN, WILL DEGRADE IT.

THERE ARE PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE FOR LEXAN OR PLEXIGLAS THAT WILL ACHIEVE A SIMILAR RESULT.

AND YOU MENTIONED THE OTHER SURFACES.

THIS IS THE SAME FOR A CAR, BUT A CAR HAS, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY PAINTED METAL SHOWING.

A MOTORCYCLE, LOTS OF DIFFERENT EXPOSED SURFACES.

AND YOU WANT TO TREAT THOSE THINGS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS FOR THEM.

Pat: OKAY.

NOW, OUR SHINY PARTS.

Lyndon: RIGHT.

SO RIGHT HERE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PARTS.

ALL ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM, BUT THIS ONE IS A CHROME FINISH; THIS IS A BARE ALUMINUM FINISH; AND THIS IS A CLEAR-COATED FINISH.

AND THEY ALL NEED TO BE TREATED SEPARATELY.

CHROME, OF COURSE, A GOOD QUALITY CHROME POLISH WILL DO A GREAT JOB.

BUT USE THAT GOOD QUALITY CHROME POLISH ON THE BARE ALUMINUM AND IT'S GOING TO BE FAIRLY INEFFECTIVE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB CLEANING THAT.

FOR THAT, YOU WANT SOME METAL POLISH THAT'S DESIGNED FOR CLEANING BARE ALUMINUM.

BUT TAKE THAT POLISH AND USE IT ON THIS CLEAR-COATED ALUMINUM PART, AND YOU WILL DAMAGE THE CLEAR-COAT IN TIME, AND YOU'LL, AGAIN, HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART.

THAT CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

Pat: ALRIGHT.

BUT HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH?

Lyndon: GREAT QUESTION.

CHROME, PRETTY EASY TO TELL APART FROM OTHER FINISHES.

IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, CHECK WITH YOUR SHOP OR SOMEBODY THAT'S A LITTLE MORE CLEAR ON THE TOPIC.

BUT CLEAR-COATED ALUMINUM AND BARE ALUMINUM ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL APART.

ONE WAY TO DO IT IS TAKE SOME ALUMINUM POLISH AND START TO, IN A SMALL, INCONSPICUOUS AREA, POLISH THE ALUMINUM.

IF YOU DON'T QUICKLY SEE SOME BLACK MATERIAL COMING UP; THIS OXIDATION COMING OFF OF THE ALUMINUM SURFACE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A CLEAR-COATED PART.

STOP AND TREAT IT JUST LIKE IT'S A PAINTED PART.

Pat: WELL, OKAY, SIMPLE ENOUGH.

ALRIGHT, LYNDON, THANK YOU.

Lyndon: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

Pat: AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK.

John: NOW FOR SOME OF THIS YEAR'S LATEST WE SPIN UP A PAIR OF FIRST DRIVING IMPRESSIONS!

NO DOUBT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN, READ, AND HEARD ABOUT THE ALL-NEW "C7" CHEVROLET CORVETTE.

AND WHILE WE SCORED SOME EXCLUSIVE SEAT TIME SOME WEEKS AGO, IT CLEARLY WASN'T ENOUGH.

SO OFF WE GO TO THE GREAT DRIVING STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR ANOTHER QUICK SPIN IN THE 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY.

EVEN AT FIRST GLANCE YOU CAN TELL THIS 'VETTE IS TRULY SPECIAL.

LIKE 1963'S ORIGINAL STINGRAY, THE 2014'S IS ALREADY CAUSING A FRENZY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WATERS.

PURISTS MAY BEMOAN BITS OF THE NEW LOOK; FROM THE CAMARO-INSPIRED REAR END TO ITS TECHNO-LADEN INTERIOR.

BUT WHATEVER YOUR NITPICKS, THIS IS A CORVETTE THROUGH AND THROUGH.

STARTING WITH A NEW SMALL BLOCK, 6.2 LITER V-8 CHURNING OUT 455 STANDARD HORSEPOWER.

DIRECT INJECTION, VARIABLE VALVE TIMING, AND CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ARE ALL STANDARD IN THE NAME OF PERFORMANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY.

0 TO 60 IN UNDER FOUR SECONDS, AND 29 MPG HIGHWAY!

THE NEW SEVEN SPEED MANUAL EVEN HAS DOWNSHIFT REV-MATCHING.

THE SPEC SHEET MAY READ LIKE A "SAY IT ISN'T SO" MIX OF 21ST CENTURY TECH; BUT THIS STINGRAY IS TOTALLY INFUSED WITH CORVETTE HERITAGE; ALL WHILE BRINGING PLENTY OF NEW TO THE TABLE.

SO JUST HOW IS IT TO DRIVE?

Ben Davis: WHEN I GOT INSIDE OF IT AND HIT THE STARTER BUTTON, THAT'S WHEN IT STARTED GETTING REAL FOR ME.

THE EXHAUST IS PERFECTLY TUNED.

IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE FERRARI FROM FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.

John: INSIDE IS A HIGHLY RETHOUGHT INTERIOR, COMPLETE WITH CHEVY'S MYLINK INFOTAINMENT AND A FULL LCD CONFIGURABLE GAUGE CLUSTER.

OPTIONAL CARBON FIBER ACCENTS, LEATHER, AND RACING SEATS BRING BUSINESS AND PLEASURE TO AN IMPRESSIVELY COMFORTABLE COCKPIT.

BY FAR, THE BEST OPTION IS THE STINGRAY'S Z51 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE, INCLUDING AERO ACCENTS, BIGGER WHEELS AND BRAKES, AN ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE COOLING, AND A DRY-SUMP OIL SYSTEM.

IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, AND FOR LESS THAN 3-GRAND MORE, WE THINK IT'S A TRUE BARGAIN.

OTHER UPGRADES INCLUDE GM'S MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL, AND A PERFORMANCE EXHAUST KIT, BUMPING HORSEPOWER UP 5 TO 460.

ROLLING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE NOW, THE 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY ITSELF IS QUITE A STEAL, STARTING AT ONLY $52,000 FOR THE REMOVABLE ROOF COUPE; AND $57,000 FOR THE ROADSTER.

NEED MORE ROOM AND A BIT LESS EXCITEMENT FOR YOUR DAILY GRIND?

WELL, THAT'S WHERE THE TOYOTA COROLLA FITS IN.

YEAR AFTER YEAR, THE COROLLA SALES JUGGERNAUT ROLLS ON.

AND BASED ON OUR FIRST QUICK SPIN, THE 11TH GENERATION 2014 COROLLA LOOKS LIKE MORE MONEY IN THE BANK FOR TOYOTA.

THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IS THE EXTERIOR.

DRAWING HEAVILY FROM THE FURIA AUTO SHOW CONCEPT, THE NEW COROLLA TRADES BLAND FOR BOFFO.

IT IS CLEARLY YOUNGER AND MORE MODERN.

AN AGGRESSIVE FRONT FASCIA HINTS AT A MORE PLAYFUL NATURE.

WHILE SPORTIER CHARACTER LINES ARE STRETCHED OVER ALMOST FOUR INCHES OF ADDED WHEELBASE AND OVERALL LENGTH.

IT IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN COROLLA IMAGE AND ROAD PRESENCE EVER.

INTERIOR REDESIGN MIMICS THE LATEST RAV4, WITH AN EXPANSIVE DASH AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE CENTER STACK.

GAUGES ARE STILL SIMPLE, LARGE, AND EASY TO READ.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING TO DIM OUR ENTHUSIASM IT'S THE COROLLA'S CARRYOVER 1.8 LITER INLINE 4 WITH A BASE 132 HORSEPOWER.

ON THE UPSIDE, A SIX SPEED MANUAL REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FIVE SPEED AND PROVED FAIRLY ENGAGING IN AROUND-TOWN TOURING.

THE BASE AUTOMATIC, FOR SOME REASON, STILL HAS ONLY FOUR GEARS.

BUT TOYOTA THINKS MOST COROLLAS WILL GO OUT THE DOOR IN NEW LE ECO TRIM, WITH ITS NEW CVT AND "INTELLIGENT SHIFTING" FOR SEVEN SIMULATED GEAR RATIOS.

ENGINE OUTPUT IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT 140 HORSEPOWER, THANKS TO RETUNING AND NEW "VALVEMATIC" CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING.

WITH IT, HIGHWAY FUEL ECONOMY TOPS 40 MPG.

Greg Carloss: THE CVT IN THE NEW COROLLA HAS SEVEN STEPS, WHICH ARE SIMULATED GEAR SHIFTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M WELL AWE THAT I'M DRIVING A CVT.

BUT THAT'S FINE AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN THE CITY.

AND WHEN YOU COMBINE IT WITH THE VALVEMATIC ENGINE, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 40 MILES PER GALLON, IF NOT MORE, ON THE HIGHWAY.

SO THAT SHOULD EASE THE PAIN OF DRIVING A CVT.

John: ON SALE SOON, PRICES FOR THE 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA START AROUND $18,000.

AND WE'LL TAKE MORE QUICK SPINS SOON!

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'VE NOTICED ABOUT OUR 2013 KIA OPTIMA EX HYBRID IS...NOTHING...

OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT IS.

YES, YOU DO FEEL THE HYBRID DRIVE WHEN IT MIXES GAS AND ELECTRIC, AND STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR THERE IS A HUM AT IDLE, BUT FRANKLY, AFTER A SHORT WHILE YOU FORGET ABOUT BOTH.

MAINLY, WE ADMIT, BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY.

AFTER THREE MONTHS AND 6,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WE'RE AT 39.8 MILES PER GALLON OF REGULAR.

THAT COMPARES TO THE MID TO HIGH 20s FOR THE STANDARD OPTIMA.

PLUS, IT'S IN ONE OF THE ROOMIEST MID-SIZE SEDANS YOU CAN BUY.

WE ALSO LIKE THE WAY THE OPTIMA DRIVES; SPORTIER THAN MOST RIVALS, INCLUDING ITS SISTER, THE HYUNDAI SONATA.

THERE'S PLENTY OF POWER, AND ROAD MANNERS RIVAL SPORTIER EUROPEAN SEDANS.

ADMITTEDLY, THE $4,500 PRICE JUMP FOR AN OPTIMA HYBRID WILL TAKE YEARS TO RECOUP.

STILL, FOR A TRUE FIVE ADULT SEDAN, THE KIA OPTIMA HYBRID MAKES A RESPONSIBLE ADDITION TO THE FAMILY FLEET.

WE'LL CHECK OUT TWO VERY DIFFERENT HAULERS, THE COMPACT TOYOTA RAV4 AND FULL-SIZE RAM 1500 ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE.

AMID DWINDLING SALES, VEHICLE CHOICES, AND DEALERS, INDUSTRY WATCHERS HAVE PREDICTED THE DEMISE OF THE MITSUBISHI BRAND FOR YEARS.

NOT SO FAST.

SALES ARE SUDDENLY ON THE RISE WITH NEW MODELS LIKE THIS 7-PASSENGER OUTLANDER UTILITY, AND THE RETURN OF THE MIRAGE SUB-COMPACT IS IMMINENT.

INDEED, MITSUBISHI IS FIGHTING BACK.

SO LET'S SEE IF THEIR CAMPAIGN IS WORTH IT.

WHILE MITSUBISHI'S FATE IN AMERICA ISN'T TOTALLY RESTING ON THE NEW 2014 OUTLANDER, IF IT SELLS RESPECTABLY WELL, IT WILL CERTAINLY HELP THE CAUSE, KEEPING THE BRAND RELEVANT AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LINEUP.

AND IF THE OUTLANDER IS A SUCCESSFUL COMPACT CROSSOVER, ONE MAJOR REASON WILL BE THE GREAT LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR.

ADVANCED SAFETY FEATURES AVAILABLE INCLUDE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH FORWARD COLLISION MITIGATION AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING.

WHILE ONE MAIN RIVAL, THE TOYOTA RAV4, HAS DROPPED ITS 3RD ROW OPTION, THE OUTLANDER HAS SEATING FOR 7 STANDARD ON ALL MODELS.

BUT DON'T THINK THIS IS A COMPACT CROSSOVER PARADING AS A MID-SIZER.

CARGO CAPACITY AT 63.3 CUBIC FEET WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS FOLDED, AND 34.2 BEHIND THE SECOND ROW IS LESS THAN THE RAV4, CR-V, AND OTHERS.

BUT THANKS TO A WEIGHT LOSS PLAN JENNY CRAIG WOULD BE PROUD OF, EVEN WITH SEVEN SEATS, THE OUTLANDER WEIGHS LESS THAN 3,500 POUNDS; THAT'S UNDER MOST COMPETITORS; WITH EXTENSIVE USE OF HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH STEEL FOR BODY PANELS.

BASE POWERTRAIN IS A 2.4-LITER I4 WITH 166-HORSEPOWER AND 162 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, CONNECTED TO A CVT POWERING THE FRONT WHEELS.

OUR SE INCLUDED MITSUBISHI'S SUPER ALL-WHEEL CONTROL ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, NOW UPDATED WITH AN ECO MODE, BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL.

THE WEIGHT LOSS AND THE CVT HELP DELIVER GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS OF 24-CITY, 29-HIGHWAY, AND 26-COMBINED.

WE WERE SPOT ON AT 26.1 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR.

AND UNLIKE MOST COMPACT RIVALS, MITSUBISHI STILL HAS A V6 OPTION, A VERY SPORTY 224-HORSEPOWER 3.0-LITER WITH A TRUE 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

HOWEVER, WE DON'T EXPECT TOO MANY BUYERS TO OPT FOR IT, AND WE DON'T BLAME THEM, AS THE EFFICIENT 4-CYLINDER GETS THE JOB DONE ADEQUATELY.

THOUGH, BY OUR CLOCK, JUST BARELY.

DESPITE GOOD RESPONSE OFF THE LINE, OUR TESTER TOOK 10.2-SECONDS TO REACH 60, AND 17.9-SECONDS TO THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE AT 81 MILES-PER-HOUR.

HANDLING WAS BETTER, WITH GOOD GRIP AND VERY RESPONSIVE STEERING, THOUGH WE SURE COULD USE A LITTLE MORE FEEL THROUGH THE WHEEL.

IF THERE'S ONE POTENTIAL HICCUP IN MITSUBISHI'S PLAN IT COULD BE EXTERIOR DESIGN; AS THE OUTLANDER'S PSEUDO-RUGGED SOFTLY ROUNDED STYLE, THOUGH AERODYNAMIC, JUST DOESN'T HAVE MUCH PUNCH.

STILL, IT IS ALSO A RELIEF FROM THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE GRILLES AND FASCIAS THAT DOMINATE TODAY'S CROSSOVER FIELD.

AND PRICE IS A PLUS AS OUTLANDERS BEGIN AT JUST $23,820, AND THAT'S WITH SEATING FOR SEVEN.

OUR WELL-EQUIPPED SE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE STARTS AT $26,620.

SO, IT IS A CLASS BARGAIN.

EVEN WITH THAT, SUCCESS FOR THE OUTLANDER WON'T BE EASY, AS THE SMALL CROSSOVER SEGMENT IS FIERCELY COMPETITIVE.

BUT IT'S ALSO A LARGE PIE, SO THE OUTLANDER, BEING SOMEWHAT UNIQUE, SHOULD BE ABLE TO CUT OUT A SMALL SLICE FOR ITSELF.

WITH THE OUTLANDER, THE ALREADY WELL RECEIVED OUTLANDER SPORT, PLUS THE NEW MIRAGE SMALL CAR, MITSUBISHI OBVIOUSLY PLANS ON STICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE LONGER.

THEY'VE EVEN ANNOUNCED A PLUG-IN HYBRID OUTLANDER FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO, PUT AWAY THE BLACK ARM BANDS, THE 2014 OUTLANDER SEEMS PROOF THAT MITSUBISHI IS COMING BACK.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN FOR MORE MOTORWEEK , AS WE CONTINUE OUR EXOTIC ESCAPADES WITH THE FABULOUS FERRARI F12 BERLINETTA.

THEN SCOUR THE FULL SIZE MARKET FOR TODAY'S BEST BIG FOUR-DOORS.

UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS.

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